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Cruz Azul has had the upper hand against Pumas in recent seasons, and they have the better squad. Now the team is almost out of the Liguilla zone and will need a win against Pumas to get to a top four finish. During the current season they were always in the top spots until they started a slump that included key losses against Toluca, Tigres, and Monterrey. After finishing in first place in the last tournament before it was called off by COVID-19, Cruz Azul started wonderfully by winning the preseason Copa GNP por Mexico. Pumas has to improve a lot and their past performances against Pachuca and Chivas will not be enough against Cruz Azul.Ĭruz Azul came into the season as one of the favorites. Yet Cruz Azul has also gotten into sort of a slump, and will also be pressured more than Pumas as a tie will probably have them out of the Liguilla. Normally they wouldn’t be favored in this game and without defender Alan Mozo (who got red carded in their last game against Chivas), they look in trouble. They are also facing Cruz Azul, a rival team that has gotten the upper hand against them more so than even teams like America and Monterrey. This means they are in a must win situation in their final game of the season.

They also have sixth placed Tigres close to them with 27 points. Now they sit at third place with 29 points, the same number as fourth placed Cruz Azul and fifth placed Monterrey. With the season finishing Pumas got consecutive ties against Pachuca and Chivas, which caused other team to gain on them. And yet they chose a bad time to stop getting results. The team went from being in a lot of trouble after losing their coach the week before the season started to being one of the top teams all throughout the season. Cruz Azul meanwhile needs the victory to climb over Pumas and will also have the same problem of waiting for the results from the Northern teams. Pumas will come in at third place but with the problem that they will drop with a loss and might even do so with a tie because of the fact that Tigres and Monterrey are closing in fast. The city rivals will face each other in a match that will possibly decide which team qualifies to the Liguilla and which will be playing in the repechaje. Cruz Azul and Pumas face the most important match of the season in their last regular game.